Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Palghar Revenue Assistant Dies After Boyfriend’s Machete Attack
Snehal Sawant was seriously hurt in an attack in Palghar.
The attack happened on June 12 while she was going home.
Police said her boyfriend, Amol Mule, attacked her with a machete.
She suffered several severe injuries.
Doctors treated her first and later moved her to a hospital in Pune.
She remained in treatment for more than two months.
She died on August 26.
Her coworkers at the Palghar Collector’s Office mourned her death.
Snehal Sawant died on August 26 after more than two months of treatment.
She was attacked near Gold Cinema in Palghar on June 12.
Investigators said her boyfriend, Amol Mule, allegedly struck her seven to eight times with a machete.
The attack occurred while Sawant was returning to her home at Mudra Apartments.
Sawant worked as a Revenue Assistant at the Palghar Collector’s Office, while Mule worked at the High Court.
- Who
- Snehal Sawant, a Revenue Assistant, died after allegedly being attacked by her boyfriend, Amol Mule.
- What
- Sawant was attacked with a machete and later died while receiving hospital treatment.
- When
- The attack occurred on June 12 at about 6:30 p.m.; she died on August 26.
- Where
- The attack took place near Gold Cinema in Palghar; she later received treatment at a hospital in Pune.
- Why
- Preliminary investigations linked the assault to a dispute in the couple’s romantic relationship.
- Victim
- Snehal Sawant
- Accused
- Amol Mule
- Attack date
- June 12
- Attack time
- Approximately 6:30 p.m.
- Attack location
- Near Gold Cinema, Palghar
- Treatment
- A multi-specialty hospital in Pune
- Death date
- August 26, after more than two months of treatment